Image title: Figure 384. This is a sculpture of a dancing girl which is partially damaged.

Her hands are broken as well as her left leg which is forming a Svastika.

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Kumbakonam is considered as one of the holiest places in Tamil Nadu and is known for its temples and Mathas (monasteries which were centres of Brahmanical learning). These photographs depict the connection between the sculptures in the temples and Natya Shastra and related texts dealing with iconography.